| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 100
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Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 100.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-256) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Parameters, functional heads and language change; 2 T elements; 3 C elements; 4 D elements; 5 Theoretical consequences; References; Index of languages; Index of names; Index of subjects. |
| Summary |
The phenomenon of grammaticalization - the historical process whereby new grammatical material is created - has attracted a great deal of attention within linguistics in recent years. However, until now no attempt has been made to provide a general account of this phenomenon in terms of a formal theory of syntax. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization. |
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Linguistic change.
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Linguistic change. |
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics) |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Roussou, Anna.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roberts, Ian G. Syntactic change. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521790565 (DLC) 2002031216 (OCoLC)50315091 |
| ISBN |
0511067143 (electronic book) |
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9780511067143 (electronic book) |
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0511069278 |
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9780511069277 |
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0521790565 (Cloth) |
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